Fetterman says mental illness being ‘weaponized’ against him

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said his intelligence unwellness was being “weaponized” against him by the media aft a bombshell report resurfaced his ongoing conflict with depression. 

In caller weeks, he’s appeared successful the Capitol for committee meetings to amusement his capableness of fulfilling the relation he’s been elected to service successful until 2028. 

“My doc warned years ago: After it’s nationalist that you are getting assistance for depression, radical volition weaponize that,” Fetterman told the New York Times. 

“Simple things are turned. That’s precisely what happened. It shook maine that radical are consenting to weaponize that I got help,” helium continued. 

Former staffers had described the lawmaker’s behaviour successful a caller article, alleging that past attraction and coping mechanisms had faded from Fetterman’s regular routine, creating a hostile enactment environment. 

However, the Pennsylvania legislator told the New York Times that his openness surrounding intelligence unwellness has spiraled into the “Belichick woman communicative of politics,” referring to the University of North Carolina shot manager whose spouse has go a revolving sanction successful headlines. 

Fetterman said his determination to beryllium absent astatine committee votes were conscious choices helium made to prioritize his household implicit his enactment successful Washington.

“The votes I missed were overwhelmingly procedural; they’re adjacent called ‘bed check’ votes,” helium said. “I had to marque a decision: getting present and sticking my thumb successful the doorway for 3 seconds for a procedural ballot oregon walk Monday nighttime arsenic a dad-daughter date.”

Another time, Fetterman said helium went to sojourn his begetter who’s recovering from a bosom attack. 

Amidst interior struggles, Fetterman has met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for enactment and a abstracted gathering with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-N.Y.) to sermon his absorption for the Agriculture Committee. 

“I bask moving with him and admit his perspectives,” she told the Times.

Despite their assurance successful the lawmaker’s quality to execute his duties, immoderate constituents person raised concerns with his absences.